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System and method for generating ultra wideband pulses

US7010056B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 10, 2000
Grant dateMar 7, 2006
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Expiry dateFeb 13, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B1/7183
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An ultra-wide band (UWB) waveform generator and encoder for use in a UWB digital communication system. The UWB waveform is made up of a sequence of shaped wavelets. The waveform generator produces multi-amplitude, multi-phase wavelets that are time-constrained, zero mean, and can be orthogonal in phase, yet still have a −10 dB power spectral bandwidth that is larger than the frequency of the peak of the power spectrum In one embodiment, the wavelets are bi-phase wavelets. The encoder multiplies each data bit by an n-bit identifying code, (e.g., a user code), resulting in a group of wavelets corresponding to each data bit. The identifying codeword is passed onto the UWB waveform generator for generation of a UWB waveform that can be transmitted via an antenna.

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